Pretense
The crossword clue "Pretense" is answered by POSE, a 4-letter entry. Used 23 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2020; first recorded in 1958. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
POSE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the POSE answer page.
Used 23 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2020; first recorded in 1958. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- CHARADE (10 uses in xd)
Other clues for POSE
Every other clue in this collection answered by POSE, most used first.
- Sit for a portrait - used 62 times, most recently in 2026
- Model's stance - used 41 times, most recently in 2026
- Sit - used 37 times, most recently in 2020
- Sit for a photo - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
- Stance - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
- Model - used 33 times, most recently in 2024
- Do some modeling - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
- Prepare to be shot - used 29 times, most recently in 2024
- Affectation - used 27 times, most recently in 2020
- Prepare to be photographed - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
- Prepare for a selfie - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Pretense - SHAM, used 63 times
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